New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-26
MILITARY MEN AT ODDS.
su.pp SHOOTING AND SHARP TALK.
popn1Ns AND THE OFFICERS OF THE

.,xvpAy ROBBINS AND The OFFICERS of HE
sycoNp BATTERy-DRILLs AND PROMOTIONS
The difficulty wn'ch has arisen between tDo ooei'
:, ,be Cd Battery and Brgader General G. F. Robbins,
.or ~ rifle Practice on tho Governors stan,
.ss.tons serious consequences. An officer VINO was
ont when the occurrence, out Of which the foupie
1850 took place said to TRIBUNE reporter S0o
ssn,av: .The cd Battery has broken the quiet spe'i
,rhleb has reigned In the organization ior over my
Gears by having to prefer grave charges against o0"
avail Robbins The facts are Substantially as iolU"s
~ Saturday the 18th inst, Leutenants ID. "hSoh
~ paeco Dr. BracbIow and several members
- The battery went to CreedmOor TO qualify for the
,r.,ksman's Badge. Tho practice with caroiheS WIN
A,ch they are armed being prohibited, they were
.hI,ged 10 borrow rifles. At the conclusion OF inc
enc at 500 yards in looking for the riies eu.ehah.
H. nlcked I'D rifle belonging to some member OF
,har orpapzation and turning from the butts inc
niece was discharged, the Duhet ie"si"b III ''" e
rear TO Lieutenant WILSON,
at seems that the rifle carelessly LETT ioado'
General Robbins, who was ON the range, approaoh.u'
"a addressing Lieutenant Pasco, threatened 10 AoA
atm off the range. Lieutenant Pasco onerod W OK
nlan but all to no purpose, the General sun ABUSING
Ain IN the presence Of from rs TO 100 Officers anu
~n,s,od men, Lieutenant Wilson was then addressed
a. ,ha General who said 1t his fault. Lieutenant
r,uson promptly sauted him and denied that he was
entity He also called the Generals attention 10 inc
xct that IL Lieutenant Pasco was guilty proper
charges should be preferred, and that he Should not
IA abused in such public manner The General
uaxed yroth and has preferred charges TO the oil
yectors of the association. Lcucnants Wilson ana
sco have Also forwarded charges TO the association
and also to the Adjutant-Gcnera
aThe officers of the battery not DESTROYS OF such
ooriey but they cannot hesitate when the interests
OF the battery and Guard are at stake Lieutenant.
pasco Is one OF the most careful officers In the ISL
Brgade and is an expert with the rife. Lieutenant
lrnOx IN
has served eighteen years In the battery, and Is
popular and painstaklng officer 1t is expected that
the charges before the directors of the association
Will be acted upon tomorrow afternoon"
Major Wallace a. Downs. Captain William C. Clark,
Of Company d Captain l. Frank Barry, OF Company
/; Captain James Place. of Company c. and Captain
Charles A. Kennedy of Company A, list Regiment
have been appointed a committee TO select a cahdi-
date for Colonel in place of Colonel McAlpin Lieu
tenant Colonel Frederick Hopper is spoken OF as inc
poming Colonel Those who are In position 10 know
saw there can be no doubt Of it. He will be in COM
nand Of the regiment at the State camp.
Trumpeter ]. H. Allen, of the Cd Battery, appeared
at the celebration In honor of the Queens jubilee at
Erastna Staten Island last Tuesday, In the handsome
and snowy uniform of the command, and won the
first prize of $40 for his soldiery appearance in com
petitlon with soldiers from various other commands
He was formerly attached to the 18th ussars In inc
British Army, and for over two years has been
looking in the command, and Is regafued as inc
best trumpeter in the State.
There are no men in any organization of the Ma
tonal Guard that manifest deeper interest in their
military duties than those of the I'd Battery The
attendance drill during the season was remarkably
large First Sergeant William 1. Mcconnell, SER
Seant /. T. sherry, Corporal ii. j. Muhlfeld, and
GIartermas Ser q, ant G.. W. Helmet have the
Especial commentator of their officers for their sol
sergeant A. j. McGregor has been appointed First
Sergeant of Company list Regiment: CoTporal,s
have passed the Examining Board and received their
warrants. -. 10. Ill, J.,
ISSUED from the Adjutant Generals Office ordering the
I'd Battery to camp for one week during the summer.
The batteries Of the LIST Brigade have good place 10
dril and should be sent to camp every year. Section
drills of the I'd Battery ordered TO take place
The 18th Regiment is constantly receiving fresh
accessOns of strength Since taking possession OF
the new armory 1t has received average one
recruit day Those who have recently joined
unhappy because the rules do not permit them TO
The ambulance corps Of the Sd Battery is instructed
In its duties AMI especially those relating to giving
BrackiOw, at the armory every Monday evenng DE-
Bracklow's assistants c. A Ferguson, j. j. Kane,
Ays for sy s s0 T ne tour tune Of bec
their duties and 1t is expected that the regiment will
be fully up to the high standard that it maintained
Captain Ferdinand P. Earle and First Lieutenant
David wilson, Of the I'd Battery, have been PROPOSED
members Of the CsDteen Slub. That organization
Of military men continues to gain In strength and
promises TO be Institution Of Nrmanence and value
: Second Lieutenant c. NJ Dawn the newly elected
officer Of Company l, list Regiment, has received his
commission and has been sworn intS office
Private George r. Kelly of the I'd Battery, Will re-
main at the State Camp near Peekskin during the
entire orderly for General Joshua NJ. Narian,
chief Of ordnance. Private q. III. Bennett. of the
command, will also remain there in charge OF
the squad that attends 10 Til, policing of The camp.
: Lieutenant H. A. Ely has been elected captain of
Company C. 9th Regiment and Hospital steward f..
E. GOdlng has been chosen second lieutenant
Private Herbert G. Watkins, of Company /, list
Regiment has been transferred at his request TO
the I'd Battery. lie enlisted on March 10, 1885
and has proved himself good soldier He prefers
the artillery TO the infantry service.
Corporal Thomas Dalton, OF the end Battery, whose
right leg severely injured at the knee Decora
ton Day by the sudden swerving Of his horse against
lamp post, Is still In Bellevue Hospital, but Is
steadily improving. He hopes to be out in another
week.